Black holes
M87 Nucleus and Bright Knot – ACS – April 17, 2003
April 14, 2009 · NASA · M87 Jet · Virgo
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About the data
This image was created from HST data from proposals: 8140 , 8780 , 8048 , 9461 , 9829 , 10133 , and 10617 : J. Biretta (STScI) and 9474 : W. Sparks (STScI).
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